| Apr 1989 |
TIFFE established under the Financial Futures Trading Law. |
| Jun 1989 |
Trading on the Exchange (Telephone Market) started. |
| Three-month Euroyen futures |
| Three-month Eurodollar futures |
| Japanese Yen-US Dollar currency futures |
| Oct 1990 |
Market Maker scheme adopted for : |
| Three-month Eurodollar futures |
| Japanese Yen-US Dollar currency futures |
| Feb 1991 |
The installation of a fully-automated online trading system is completed. |
| US Dollar-Japanese Yen currency futures listed. |
| Jul 1991 |
Options on Three-month Euroyen futures listed. |
| Dec 1991 |
Evening trading session started. |
| (Counted as next business day's transaction.) |
| Jul 1992 |
One-year Euroyen futures listed. |
| May 1992 |
Japanese Yen-US Dollar currency futures delisted. |
| Mar 1994 |
Contract months of Three-month Euroyen futures and options expanded. |
| Three-month Euroyen futures : from 8 to 12 |
| Options on Three-month Euroyen futures : from 3 to 5 |
| Mar 1995 |
Exchange Fees are lowered from JPY150 to JPY100 per contract. |
| Nov 1995 |
Agreement to formalize the collaboration with LIFFE is signed. |
| Apr 1996 |
TIFFE-SPAN Margin Requirement System listed. |
| New trading terminals introduced to TIFFE members. |
| Linkage with LIFFE on Three-month Euroyen futures commenced. |
| Nov 1996 |
Midday break is reduced by 30 minutes, and TIFFE trading hours changed. |
| Mar 1997 |
Evening trading session commenced for US dollar-Japanese Yen currency futures. |
| Apr 1997 |
Opening trading hours 15 minutes earlier on BOJ's TANKAN release days is started. |
| Oct 1997 |
Opening trading hours 15 minutes earlier on preliminary report on indices of Industrial |
| production release days is started. |
| Mar 1998 |
Open time of evening trading session is moved 20 minutes earlier. |
| Jun 1998 |
ZENGINKYO TIBOR applied as the final settlement price for Three-Month Euroyen futures. |
| Jul 1998 |
Calendar spreads on Three-month Euroyen futures listed. |
| Oct 1998 |
First temporary extension of evening trading sessions. |
| Dec 1998 |
Segregation of customer funds introduced. |
| Jan 1999 |
API (Application Program Interface) installed. |
| Mar 1999 |
Three-Month Euroyen LIBOR futures listed. |
| Apr 1999 |
Exchange tax fully abolished. |
| Oct 1999 |
Give-up and half tick pricing introduced. |
| Jul 2000 |
Financing Bills accepted as collaterals. |
| Aug 2000 |
RFQ (Request For Quote) introduced. |
| Nov 2000 |
US Dollar-Japanese Yen currency futures downsized. |
| Dec 2000 |
The Financial Futures Trading Law amended. |
| Discretionary trading account permitted. |
| Jan 2001 |
TIFFE joined the Futures Industry Association (FIA). |
| Feb 2001 |
Daily revaluation of deposited securities started. |
| Mar 2001 |
Give-up facility for options on Three-month Euroyen futures introduced. |
| Mar 2001 |
TIFFE and Sydney Futures Exchange agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation. |
| Apr 2001 |
"ITA Wave", to provide market depth information, is introduced. |
| Jul 2001 |
TIFFE selected LIFFE CONNECT ™ for its next generation trading platform. |
| Sep 2001 |
LIBOR-TIBOR spreads listed, and contract months of Three-month Euroyen |
| LIBOR futures extended from 5 to 12. |
| Sep 2001 |
TIFFE and The Korea Futures Exchange signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| ~ 2002 ~ |
Development of new systems including users' participation in operational tests. |
| Apr 2003 |
TIFFE implemented its new trading system LIFFE CONNECT ™ and |
| clearing system developed by Fujitsu. |
| Strategy trading and Block Trades are introduced. |
| May 2003 |
5 and 10-year \ Swapnote ™ listed. |
| Jun 2003 |
TIFFE and Taiwan Futures Exchange signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| Mar 2004 |
TIFFE and Chicago Board of Trade signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| Apr 2004 |
TIFFE demutualized to become a stock company named "Tokyo International Financial |
| Futures Exchange Inc." |
| Apr 2005 |
New Corporate Symbol Mark introduced. |
| May 2005 |
TFX received FSA Approval for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts. |
| Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange Signed |
| Memorandum of Understanding. |
| Jul 2005 |
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange inc. was renamed to |
| Tokyo Financial Exchange inc.. |
| Exchange Forex Margin Contracts listed. (4 currency pair) |
| Oct 2005 |
3 currency pair were added to Exchange Forex Margin Contracts. |
| Nov 2005 |
Tokyo Financial Exchange and The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Signed Memorandum of |
| Understanding. |
| Jun 2006 |
Tokyo Financial Exchange and Dalian Commodity Exchange Signed Memorandum of |
| Understanding. |
| Feb 2007 |
Trading hours for Three-month Euroyen futures and Options lengthen. |
| Apr 2007 |
TFX funded a chair course at Keio University. |
| Sep 2007 |
TFX changed our Japanese company name from "Tokyo Financial Futures Exchange" to "Tokyo Financial Exchange." |
| Dec 2007 |
TFX listed two over-night interest rate futures |
| Over-Night Call Rate futures |
| Spot-Next Repo Rate futures |
| Apr 2008 |
TFX upgraded the version of its trading system LIFFE CONNECT ™. |
| First Priority Type Priority Pro-Rata was introduced
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| Oct 2008 |
TFX upgraded the trading platform of Exchange Forex Margin Contracts. |
| 16 currency pairs were added to Exchange Forex Margin Contracts.
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| Mar 2009 |
TFX joined International Swaps and Derivatives Association |
| Tokyo Financial Exchange and Central Japan Commodity Exchange signed Memorandum of Understanding. |
| Jul 2009 |
TFX started to publish Markit iTraxx Japan Index Price Data |
